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King George V At The 1911 Delhi Durbar – Old Photo 1920
King George V At The 1911 Delhi Durbar – Old Photo 1920
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King George V At The 1911 Delhi Durbar – Old Photo 1920

King George V At The 1911 Delhi Durbar – Old Photo 1920

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Vintage Photo Nawab Of Bhopal’s Hunting Bentley 1926 (#2)
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Nawab Of Bhopal’s Vintage Bentley Car – Old Photo 1926 (#2)

Nawab Of Bhopal’s Vintage Bentley Car – Old Photo 1926 (#2)

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Vintage Photo Nawab Of Bhopal's Hunting Bentley 1926 (#1)
Nawab Of Bhopal’s Bentley Car – Old Photo 1926 (#1)
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Nawab Of Bhopal’s Bentley Car – Old Photo 1926 (#1)

Nawab Of Bhopal’s Bentley Car – Old Photo 1926 (#1)

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Watson’s Hotel Bombay – Old Postcard 1907

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German Prince's India Tour Train, Old PC 1910
German Prince’s India Tour Train, Old PC 1910
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German Prince’s India Tour Train, Old PC 1910

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Vintage Postcard Ode To Bombay Soldier's Lover
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University Gardens Bombay – Old Postcard 1905

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Ballard Pier Mole Railway Station – Old Postcard 1944
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Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph of c1894

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This site illustrates a past India through a collection of antique and vintage mediums of Raja Ravi Varma oleographs, old India photos, old postcards, old paper prints, and so on.

Although the collection may or may not be too varied, but generally projects a glimpse to what India looked like in the past. And how it has evolved since then. Few would realize that once there were Trams in Bombay, Madras, Delhi…

That, Madras operated the first electric Tram in India from 1895 up to its closure in 1953. With Calcutta and Bombay starting off with Horse-Drawn Trams, later electrifying them by the early 1900s.

That, in World War II, they camouflaged the Taj Mahal with bamboo scaffoldings. So as to project it as a construction site that perhaps would fool any air attacks from the Germans and Japanese might, although this never happened. All in all, the jewel in this collection is the rare Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” oleograph or chromolithograph of 1894. This was the first oleograph to come out from the then newly opened Raja Ravi Varma Fine Arts Lithograph Press(or FAL press) in 1894.

The many legacies of the British Raj are not missed out in this collection. Many of the buildings and streets have gone through several makeovers to the extent of being unrecognizable today or have completely disappeared from the scene. But the memories are kept alive hopefully to some extent by this collection.

As they say- “seeing is believing.” Hope you enjoy this collection. Please write to us at- info@past-india.com

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You can see the main categories on the top of the page, and except for the “Raja Ravi Varma Oleograph & Other Art” category all the other main categories have drop-down to sub-categories. You can then select the subject of your interest or you can check through the search box and if available it will display the results. The photos, prints & picture postcards depict a varied subjects of a Past India we may have forgotten- from people on the streets to people at grand events like Delhi durbar, from Taj Mahal to Gateway of India, from residential areas to commercial areas, from home exterior to interior of homes and so on. This site also includes a photo of "Charlie Chaplin" with his autograph signed on the back. There are also old maps, books, Raja Ravi Varma’s oelographs etc. “A picture is worth a thousand words” is an old adage, I’m sure this blog should interest you likewise. All the items displayed are from my personal collection unless otherwise specified.

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